Thursday, November 10, 2005

Paris in jerusalem?

Palestinian resident of Issawiyeh, near Jerusalem, shot and killed in policechase following car burglary in Jerusalem; killing triggers riots The killingtouched off riots on Mount Scopus, a neighborhood near French Hill, wherePalestinians from the village confronted police officers who were called toimpose order.Dozens of Palestinian youths arrived at Mount Scopus andattempted to break into Hadassah Hospital. Large Border Police forces arrived atthe scene and dispersed the rioters.

When they heard that Dari had been killed, dozens of youths tried to set out inthe direction of the hospital. Police officers prevented them fromadvancing by firing shots in the air; they employed gas and stun grenades tochase them back into the village. A separate group of village residents was ableto reach the hospital area and set a nearby car on fire, badly damagingit.Another group of youths tried to reach the hospital and was prevented fromdoing so by police officers. "Apparently the police does not want calmin the area. They murdered Samir and renewed our intifada here. All entrances tothe village are blocked and resident went out to block the road and to burntires," one resident of the village said.

The french could use some lessons on how to deal with rioting arab scum.

PARIS - "How will it end? We'll win. We'll definitely win." The boy who saysthis, with a slight grin, has not yet turned 18, and nothing in his appearanceindicates he can "win" against the thousands of armed police officers who havebeen trying to restore order to France's burning suburbs.Mohammed is tall andthin, dressed in baggy sweatpants, his face still marked by acne and a shyexpression: After all, until a few days ago, who could have imagined reportersbeing interested in him.

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said local officials have been told to deport the 120 foreigners convicted so far for their roles in the violence

Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who previously inflamed passions by referringto troublemakers as "scum," said 120 foreigners have been convicted for roles inthe violence, and he called on local authorities to expel them."I have askedregional prefects to expel foreigners who were convicted — whether they haveproper residency papers or not — without delay," he said.Far-right leaderJean-Marie Le Pen, in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press, saidFrench nationals of immigrant backgrounds should be stripped of theirnationality and sent "back to their country of origin" if they committed crimes.

AMMAN, Jordan - Suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on threeU.S.-based hotels in the Jordanian capital Wednesday night, killing at least 57people and wounding more than 300 in what appeared to be an al-Qaida assault onan Arab kingdom with close ties to the United States and a common border withIraq

Al Quaida US strikes on 9/11.Al Quaida ME strikes on 9/11.(Here in the middle east we do it the other way around so it is 9/11 today)

From joesettlers blog kudos to you for conecting the dots and bringing the stories to my attention, Yashar koach!